hip-hop · rage · trap

Ian

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Rage-rap with a deadpan streak — booming, distorted synth beats delivered with the flat confidence of someone who finds the whole thing funny.

Ian is an American rapper who broke through in 2024 with "Magic Johnson," a track that circulated widely online before reaching a broader audience. He works over the distorted, synth-driven production associated with rage rap, but his delivery runs against the grain of it: flat, unhurried and close to spoken, with a dry humour that sits oddly and effectively against the volume of the beats. The songs tend to be short, hook-led and built around repetition rather than dense verses.

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